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  • March 30, 2009 30 Mar'09

    CIO weekly wrap-up: Private cloud, ID management, security compliance

    Welcome back from the weekend! Here are the latest stories from SearchCIO.com, dealing with the private cloud, identity and access management, and some very newsy security standards for compliance ...

  • March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09

    Cost savings on IT contractors: How to get the best rates

    I was talking to IQNavigator the other day. They have software that helps companies manage what they spend on contingent workforces, such as IT contractors, and on vendor services, among other ...

  • March 16, 2009 16 Mar'09

    CIO weekly wrap-up: BI strategy, sourcing contracts and IT governance

    This past week, SearchCIO.com homed in on business intelligence strategy, IT transformation, cost reduction tips for your strategic sourcing contracts and IT governance in an economic recession. ...

  • February 20, 2009 20 Feb'09

    Qualities of a good leader: Avoid layoffs at all cost?

    An article on our sister site, SearchCIO.com, this week highlighted the qualities of a good leader during a recession, culling advice from leadership experts and CIOs. The list includes qualities ...

  • February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09

    Eight qualities of a good leader during a recession

    These qualities of a leader during a recession show how CIOs can guide their organization in tough times, making the right IT budget cuts and inspiring employees.

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  • February 06, 2009 06 Feb'09

    Desktop virtualization tradeoffs and benefits: What did I miss?

    A couple of recent stories, "VDI vs. fat clients: The tradeoffs," and "Virtual desktops and virtualized applications: An FAQ for IT executives," caused a few readers to reach out to tell me I ...

  • January 30, 2009 30 Jan'09

    The Super Bowl and server virtualization: Don’t drop the ball!

    Are you ready for some server virtualization? This year, the Super Bowl will be running on one of IBM's smallest systems, the BladeCenter S. The system will support security and credentialing for ...

  • January 12, 2009 12 Jan'09

    CIO weekly wrap-up: 2009 IT trends, network access control, CPM and BI

    Post-holidays, we're back in full swing here at SearchCIO.com. Here are our latest stories and briefings: Looking forward: Trends in IT management and budgeting for 2009 - Consider this your ...

  • December 19, 2008 19 Dec'08

    Vendor gifts: Holiday cheer or ethical dilemma?

    Twas the night before deadline and all through the office, we worked with our heads down, appeasing our bosses. But what to my weary eyes should appear? The USPS delivery, bringing vendor-purchased ...

  • December 09, 2008 09 Dec'08

    Recent FBI vishing scam warning an old issue

    Last Friday, the FBI issued a warning about a security vulnerability that could be used by cybercriminals to make vishing telephone scams. Vishing (combining phishing and voice) uses Voice over IP ...

  • December 04, 2008 04 Dec'08

    Social networking sites, credit fears leading to new spam attacks

    Symantec has released its MessageLabs Intelligence 2008 Annual Security Report, and social networking sites and the credit crisis are providing new platforms and fears upon which new spam attacks ...

  • December 01, 2008 01 Dec'08

    A top 10 list for how to be a successful CIO

    The Society for Information Management recently asked a panel of CIOs to talk about the attributes of a successful CIO. For CIO Karan Sorensen, an emphasis on the greater good is a must --from ...

  • November 25, 2008 25 Nov'08

    SaaS integration easier said than done

    Questions for you Software as a Service (SaaS) devotees about SaaS integration: Did your vendor give you enough information up front about the potential difficulties of integrating the SaaS ...

  • November 14, 2008 14 Nov'08

    The Web 2.0/social media revolution inches along

    More evidence this week that the Web 2.0/social media revolution may be advancing, but it ain’t here yet: Instant messaging hasn’t become the preferred method of communication among IT staff; nor ...

  • November 06, 2008 06 Nov'08

    Google Chrome: How secure is your information?

    Google is growing. From Chrome to G1, it’s not just for searching anymore. As the Google giant is creating new breeds of consumers (“cross-consumers,” I call them -- spanning email, news, mobile ...

  • October 31, 2008 31 Oct'08

    Gmail apps: Text your contacts

    Google Gmail users now have the option to send text messages to mobile phones. The experimental app, found in Gmail Labs, was made available to all users Thursday night. The feature is very similar ...

  • October 31, 2008 31 Oct'08

    Tech warriors on the offensive

    Downturn, shmownturn. Your peers at technology companies apparently don't need a global recession to get their juices flowing. A new survey of 151 U.S. technology company executives by Deloitte ...

  • October 24, 2008 24 Oct'08

    Sunrise, sunset: Sun Microsystems’ Bechtolsheim decamps to take on Cisco

    Sun Microsystems co-founder, early Google backer and computer engineer extraordinaire Andreas von Bechtolsheim is leaving his job as chief architect at Sun to apply his considerable talents to ...

  • October 02, 2008 02 Oct'08

    Three men arraigned in alleged IT kickback scheme

    Three Boston-area men have been arraigned in connection with allegedly setting up kickbacks from a vendor in exchange for securing computer software and service contracts for Partners Healthcare. ...

  • September 25, 2008 25 Sep'08

    Work email: When it just can’t wait until morning

    With the growing popularity of smartphones and business VPNs, it's getting tougher and tougher to let an email just sit in your inbox unread for any period of time - even in what are technically ...

  • September 25, 2008 25 Sep'08

    A CIO by way of Jack Welch

    I recently interviewed Carole Cotter, CIO of Lifespan Corp., a health care system affiliated with Brown Medical School in Providence. R.I. Cotter talked about how her IT department balances the ...

  • September 05, 2008 05 Sep'08

    Think like a hacker (and other World of Warcraft-inspired musings)

    Yesterday, I attended Forrester's security forum in Boston. In one of the morning sessions, "Exploiting Online Games," Gary McGraw, chief technology officer at Cigital (and co-author of a book by ...

  • September 05, 2008 05 Sep'08

    Don't ignore internal security (and don't write passwords on Post-it's)

    Last year 8% of the IT budget went towards security. This year? 10%. Khalid Kark, principal analyst at Forrester Research, Inc., presented security statistics at Forrester’s Security Forum 2008. ...

  • August 26, 2008 26 Aug'08

    Joe Biden: RIAA stooge

    Joe Biden, huh? Talk about strike three. 2000: Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Lieberman “loses” election. Flash forward to 2008 and this stuffy jerk – who spent part of his career going ...

  • August 21, 2008 21 Aug'08

    Seinfeld vs. Justin Long? Please, let's get someone with some funny.

      Can we all agree that Jerry Seinfeld was never the funny one? For all his quirks and humorous relationships, Jerry was always the straight man to his consistently hilarious compatriots. Good at ...

  • August 08, 2008 08 Aug'08

    Save the data! How safe is our personal information?

    The search for the missing Registered Traveler laptop is finally over. The laptop, belonging to Verified Identity Pass Inc.(VIP), was reported missing from a locked office in the San Francisco ...

  • August 04, 2008 04 Aug'08

    Forrester: No room for cowboy culture in IT

    Just like Toby Keith, I should have been a cowboy. Alas, I went into journalism and never did get the hang of a lasso. If you’re in IT, a new Forrester report says, you should let those cattle ...

  • July 31, 2008 31 Jul'08

    Driving while surfing?

    As if having a computer at the office and at home - with a BlackBerry to tide you over when you're not at either of those places - weren't enough, now comes the AutoNet Mobile, which transforms ...

  • July 23, 2008 23 Jul'08

    Does it matter who CIOs report to?

    Gather the typical left-brain, articulate, umm-less group of CIOs around a conference lunch table and, guaranteed, the talk will eventually turn to reporting relationships. You answer to whom? ...

  • July 07, 2008 07 Jul'08

    Boston Globe: Cognos contract with state “raises ethical issues”

    News flash: The Boston Globe reports today that a representative of Cognos ULC, the business intelligence software maker, improperly offered a Massachusetts state official a job in 2006 when the ...

  • June 29, 2008 29 Jun'08

    All Ears: Susan Cramm on ITopia

    Earlier, I wrote about Susan Cramm, former CIO of Taco Bell turned "leadership" coach, talking about how IT and the business could -- should! -- function in 2015. Cramm was the keynote speaker at ...

  • June 24, 2008 24 Jun'08

    Title Town – it’s all in the stats

    I don't look anything like a basketball player, or even the stereotypical fan. I'm 4'11". I prefer high heels and dresses to jerseys and sneakers. Even some of my closest friends said they didn't ...

  • June 12, 2008 12 Jun'08

    Calling FedEx out

    Sometimes you hear something and think: “Hey, that can’t be true.” Take this statement from FedEx Corp. CIO Rob Carter at his Enterprise 2.0 Conference keynote this week. “There's also a cool new ...

  • May 23, 2008 23 May'08

    Sarah Lacy says Facebook doesn't need my best friend. He doesn't seem to care.

    Sarah Lacy, author of Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0, has blogged about me blogging about her book. So I feel compelled to respond. ...

  • May 07, 2008 07 May'08

    Will a Chief Blogging Officer get a Golden Parachute?

     Excellent little news blurb on HealthLeaders Media this morning: “Chief Blogging Officer title catching on with corporations.” Chief Blogging Officer. Ok, one more time: Chief Blogging Officer. ...

  • April 22, 2008 22 Apr'08

    Justifying IT expenditures: Outsourcing isn’t always the answer

    Accountability, budget constraints and cost of provisioning services – these are all issues that CIOs hear about when presenting IT budget numbers. “Why does this cost what it costs?” and “Can’t we ...